Annual Everest Thread: Well they always told me getting high was dangerous.

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Dead Precedents: May 5, 2005; Precedents come and go, but death goes on forever.

Quantum Finger posted:

I never tire of dead rich people, but that one lady who asked her 11yo son if she could climb the mountain and then died up there was a real piece of poo poo

Wait, what? Who was this?

Also, I'm guessing 14.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 10:12

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:20

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Teddybear posted:

I'm guessing the lowest number not yet taken.

-2? drat, two everest babies is impressive.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 10:16

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NaDy posted:

That might have been Francys Arsentiev who was trying to be the first American woman to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen. Oh and her husband Sergei died on the same expedition going back up to the summit to try and rescue her. Poor kid lost both parents on the same day because they were dumb.

Quantum Finger posted:

that was her.

He was eleven, said, "I don't want to be the one to keep you from achieving your dream" then promptly had a nightmare about her and his stepfather Sergei dying on the mountain in a blizzard, called her up and begged her not to go, but she was all, "No, you were right, I gotta do this thing!" and they both died on the descent.

Mountaineers are hosed up shitheads when they get married and have kids.

im gonna say 17, and I hope none of them are Sherpas.

Wow, what a selfish oval office. I hope that kid hasn't developed a nasty meth habit by now.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2016 04:03

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Losing both of your parents after you warned them not to go is gonna gently caress up anyone. I'm legit saying I hope this kid grew up to be a happy adult (as happy as one can be given what happened).

# ¿ Feb 2, 2016 05:01

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Rondette posted:

This is a yearly event now, a lot of us have been following it for years...the deathpool and joke posts will die off soon (like a Canadian lady) and we'll start posting SERIOUS stuff. At some point I will take photos of the rather large collection of Mountain books I have accumulated and do review type thingies. If you want to get started, Into thin Air is the best book to set off with, it is a first-hand account of the 1996 disaster which signaled the start of the crazy ego driven and summit-chasing maniacs dying on a yearly basis.

If you want to watch something, Ever(ever-ever-)est-Beyond the Limit is a good start. Get used to hearing about Tim Medvitz's injuries though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZLCIpovtkU

When does the climbing season officially begin?

# ¿ Feb 6, 2016 22:34

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Cojawfee posted:

I only want rich white people to die on the mountain.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2016 04:57

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Kehveli posted:

There has been some discussion in these threads before about cave diving, so I thought this would be interesting to you guys:

In this feature length documentary the viewers are taken into a secret operation where a group of Finnish cave divers try to retrieve the bodies of their friends from deep inside underwater cave in Norway. Now they have to face the burden of their own fears during this life-threatening mission.

trailer:
https://vimeo.com/147601833

Man, gently caress cave diving. I think those people have a bigger death wish than the people tackling K2.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2016 22:23

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gohuskies posted:

Himalayan Times reports that the ice doctors are returning to the Icefall to start working on the route:

I hope the ice doctors are okay. I only want the rich assholes to die. :hb:

# ¿ Mar 2, 2016 04:24

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Backweb posted:

I normally just lurk these threads but I'd like to petition that we refer to any non-Sherpa on Everest as a Chomo.

TIA

With a scientific name of: Chomo Non-erectus

# ¿ Mar 18, 2016 02:40

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Alpenglow posted:

That's not the Three Sisters.

Three Sisters is... the Three Sisters. The family being from Yorba Linda (Orange County nouveau riche) makes so much sense.

They're from Yorba Linda? Holy gently caress, that explains everything.

Also, I'm throwing in a side-bet (even though betting is closed 'cause that's how I roll).

Someone in a red jacket (parka...whatever) will get an icepick to the skull.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2016 00:10

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Shinjobi posted:

are you climbing the mountain?

Hell no. I'm not that stupid.* I'm just taking a guess that someone is going to go crazy up there and slam their climbing pick into someone's head who is wearing a red jacket.

*Though still stupid

# ¿ Apr 18, 2016 01:03

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Cojawfee posted:

There were a lot of idiots on that show. Like the guy who didn't even make it to the top but just had to take his gloves off and take a picture with his flag. Then he lost the top half of most of his fingers to frostbite.

He took his gloves off in an environment that hovers around 0 degrees Fahrenheit? Da gently caress is wrong with people?

# ¿ Apr 19, 2016 03:38

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webmeister posted:

It's almost like people can't think properly when their brains are starved of oxygen

Welcome to the Republican Party :smug:

# ¿ Apr 19, 2016 07:35

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Prettz posted:

i'm not installing some human being app just so i can look at pictures on a screen so tiny it fits in my hand.

Someone who did install that garbage, please screenshot them when they collapse on the ground and have to take a selfie before they die. tyia

# ¿ May 23, 2016 01:53

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Alan Smithee posted:

not only am I going to steal your idea for selling locally sourced bespoke artisinal farm to table poop, I'm gonna stay at home and just use the stuff here and market it as such to save on overhead

lol at you for going to Everest

Just got to a local Himalayan restaurant (or chinese place if you don't have one). Then you can say it's Himalayan Poop. Triple the price, bud.

# ¿ May 28, 2016 09:22

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:20

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bitcoin bastard posted:

in his defense, she was a vegan

Dude just wanted to eat a burger without getting an 8 hour lecture.

# ¿ May 30, 2016 03:42

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